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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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