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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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