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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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