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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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