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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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