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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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