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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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