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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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