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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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