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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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