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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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