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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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