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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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