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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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