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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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