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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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