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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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