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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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