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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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