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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses 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 evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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