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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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