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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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