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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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