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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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