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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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