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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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