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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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