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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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