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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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