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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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