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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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