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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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