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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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