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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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