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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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