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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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