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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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