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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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