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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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