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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies 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 educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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