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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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