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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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