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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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