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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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