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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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