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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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