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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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