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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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