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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati 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 learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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