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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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