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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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