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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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