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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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