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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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