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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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