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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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