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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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