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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major 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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