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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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