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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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