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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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