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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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