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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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