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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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