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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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