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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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