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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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