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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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