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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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