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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies 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 stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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