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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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