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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently 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 learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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