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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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