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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education