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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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