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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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