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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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