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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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