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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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