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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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