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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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