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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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