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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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