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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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