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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the 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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