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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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