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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education