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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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