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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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