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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always 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 subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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