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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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