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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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