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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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