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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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