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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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