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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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