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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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