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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

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