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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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