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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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