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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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