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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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