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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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