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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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