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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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