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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education