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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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