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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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