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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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