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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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