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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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