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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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