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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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