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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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