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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major 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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