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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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