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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the key 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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