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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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