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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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