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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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