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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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