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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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