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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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