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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

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