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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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