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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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