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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business 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 handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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