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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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