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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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