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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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