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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the scholarly 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 book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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