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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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