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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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