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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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