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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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