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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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