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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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