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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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