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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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