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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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