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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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