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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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