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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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