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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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