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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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