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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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