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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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