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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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