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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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