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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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