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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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