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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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