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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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