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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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