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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores 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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