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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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