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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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