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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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