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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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