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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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