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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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