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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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