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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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