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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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