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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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