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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure 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 massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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