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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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