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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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