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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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