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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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