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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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