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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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