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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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