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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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