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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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