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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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