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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies 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 we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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