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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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