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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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