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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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