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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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