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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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