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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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