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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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