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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part 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 MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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