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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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