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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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