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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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