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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants 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. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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