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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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