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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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