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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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