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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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