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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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