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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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