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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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