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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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