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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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