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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers 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 optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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