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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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