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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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