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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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