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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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