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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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