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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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