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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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