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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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