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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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