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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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