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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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