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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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