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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers 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 assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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