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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers 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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