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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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