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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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