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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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