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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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