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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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