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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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