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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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