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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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