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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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