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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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