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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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