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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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