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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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