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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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