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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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