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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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