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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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