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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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