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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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