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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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