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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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