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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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