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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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