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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the 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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