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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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