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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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