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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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