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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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