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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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