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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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