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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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