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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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