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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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