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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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