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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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