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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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