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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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