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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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