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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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