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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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