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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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