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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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