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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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