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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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