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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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