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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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