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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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