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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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