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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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