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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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