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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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