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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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