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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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