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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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