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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free 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 issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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