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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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