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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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