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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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