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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly 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 a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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