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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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