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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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