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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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