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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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