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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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