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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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