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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the 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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