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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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