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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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