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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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