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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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