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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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