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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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