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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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