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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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