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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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