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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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