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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses 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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