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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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