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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major 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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