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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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