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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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