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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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