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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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