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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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