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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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