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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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