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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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