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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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