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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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