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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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