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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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