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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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