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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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