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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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