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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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