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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different 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 we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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