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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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