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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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