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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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