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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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