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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines 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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