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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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