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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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