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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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