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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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