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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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