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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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