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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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