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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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