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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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