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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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