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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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