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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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