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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. 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 massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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