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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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