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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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