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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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