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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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