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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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