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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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