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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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