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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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