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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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