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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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