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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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