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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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