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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes 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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