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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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