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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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