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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business 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 educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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