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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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