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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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