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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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