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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth 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 open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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