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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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