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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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