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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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