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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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