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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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