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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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