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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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