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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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