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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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