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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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