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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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