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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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