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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key 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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