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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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