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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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