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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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