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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the key 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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