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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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