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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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