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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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