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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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