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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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