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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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