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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors 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 models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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