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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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