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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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