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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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