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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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