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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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