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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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