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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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