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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What 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 manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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