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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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