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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure 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 original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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