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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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