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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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