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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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