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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the definitive 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 reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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