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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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