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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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