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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part 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. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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