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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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