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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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