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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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