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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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