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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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