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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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