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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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