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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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