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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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