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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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