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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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