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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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