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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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