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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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