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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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