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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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