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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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