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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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