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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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