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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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