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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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