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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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