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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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