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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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