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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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