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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches 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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