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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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