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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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