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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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