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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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