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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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