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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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