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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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