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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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