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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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