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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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