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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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