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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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