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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key 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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