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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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