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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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