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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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