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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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