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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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