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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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