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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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