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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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