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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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