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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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