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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the 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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