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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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