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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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