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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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