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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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