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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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