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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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