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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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