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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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