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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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