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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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