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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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