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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because 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 training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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