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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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