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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education