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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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