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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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