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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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