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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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