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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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