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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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