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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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