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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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