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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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