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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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