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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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