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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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