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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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