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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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