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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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