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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies 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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