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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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