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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies 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 in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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