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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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