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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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