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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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