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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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