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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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