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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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