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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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