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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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