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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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