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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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