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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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