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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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