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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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