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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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