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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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