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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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