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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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