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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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