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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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