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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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