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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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