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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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