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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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