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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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