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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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