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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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