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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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