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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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