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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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