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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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