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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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