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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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