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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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