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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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