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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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