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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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