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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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