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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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