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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education enable students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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