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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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