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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key 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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