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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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